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UA Announces 2015 Premier Awards for Scholarship, Leadership    /  UA News

Recipients of the 2015 Premier Awards – the top individual honors for scholarship, leadership and service at The University of Alabama – were announced at a recent presentation dinner.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 10, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Students, UA News   

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UA Students Inspired by Musician’s Visit Fuse Art and Music for Exhibit    /  UA News

University of Alabama art students will exhibit works inspired by the music of renowned jazz composer and musician Anthony Braxton through Feb. 27 at the UA gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in downtown Tuscaloosa.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: February 16, 2015    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Events, Outreach, Students, UA News   

Study trip to India planned    /  Crimson White

Twenty-four students and two professors will spend 21 days in India this summer through a new study abroad trip in the STEM Path to MBA program offered by the Culverhouse…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: January 29, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Outreach, Students   

Two UA Professors Selected for Research Leadership Roles    /  UA News

Two University of Alabama professors will soon add research leadership responsibilities to their campus roles.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: January 26, 2015    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Research, UA News   

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UA’s Neuro Challenge Team Nails Elevator Pitch to Advance in Competition    /  UA News

An undergraduate student team from The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce STEM Path to the MBA program has advanced to the second phase of the National Institutes of Health’s Neuro Startup Challenge.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: January 21, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Students, UA News   

Univ. of Alabama start-up business presenting a platinum replacement    /  Tech Alabama

Could platinum soon become obsolete? A University of Alabama (UA) technology may be the answer to replace this precious metal. Zhichao Shan and Archana Panikar, UA chemistry graduate students; Dr….


Source: Tech Alabama    /    Published: January 14, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students    /    Features:     

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UA Student Entrepreneurs to Pitch Platinum Alternative    /  UA News

A University of Alabama business start-up team, composed of students focusing on a less costly replacement for the precious metal platinum, will compete against other entrepreneurs in the first round of the 2015 Alabama Launchpad Competition Jan. 23.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: January 12, 2015    /    Posted in:   Chemical and Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Events, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Research, Students, UA News    /    Features:     

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UA Computer Science Professor Honored as Distinguished Educator    /  UA News

A University of Alabama professor of computer science is one of 49 scientists, engineers and educators recently named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: December 8, 2014    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, UA News    /    Features:     

Computer science instruction to get boost    /  The Decatur Daily

Per capita, Huntsville has one of the highest concentrations of software developers in the nation, said Jeff Gray, a computer science professor at the University of Alabama. But a majority…


Source: The Decatur Daily    /    Published: December 8, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach    /    Features:     

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UA Professor Leads Statewide Effort to Teach Computer Science in Elementary Schools    /  UA News

Dr. Jeff Gray, professor of computer science at The University of Alabama, will lead a series of workshops around Alabama that introduces computer science to elementary-school classrooms.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: December 2, 2014    /    Posted in:   Computer Science, Faculty and Staff, Outreach, UA News    /    Features:     

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,800 students and more than 150 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.